Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-27
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To the CHRONICLE:
Owing to absence we failed to write last
week. News is rather scarce, and times dull.
Farmers have begun saving fodder.
Mrs. Mary, wife of John Hagler died on the
I7th. and was buried on the next day. She
he'd fingered for many months with con-
sumption.
Our friend W. O. Shelton, has been pre-
scented with another bodily heir. . daughter.
Mr.. w. r. Cooley was acquitted at Dover,
on the charge of numbering Chas. and Henry
Phippen. The names of the Jury are here
with appended: A. j. Bumpas. Chas. Adj
kins, Geo. Cherry, Clint Page, A. II. Cobb.
Robt. Knott, J. G. Cobb, Albert Edwards.
Martin Edwards, Robt. Wilson, w. d.
Stavely, W. A. Phillips.
Tho testimony clearly pointed to self
defense. Tie causes that led TO the killing
were that John McCnuly had arragned MIR.
Chas. Phippen on the charge OF cattle steal
ing. w. II. Cooley had worked In concert
with McCauley, In the detection against VIM.
Goode and the whole band as far as could be
penetrated. Chas. Phippen had expressed
his intention to kill his accusers. Cooley and
McCauley, OH two or three occasions prevt-
ously. Chas Phippen had been arrested car.
ried to Dover and given bond TO appear be-
fore Esq. Crockett for investigation, On
Friday following the night of the tragedy
which was on Tuesday night between eleven
and twelve o'clock-when he and his son
met death by gun shot from the hands OF
W. II. Cooley, In the public road near Phip-
pens residence about three miles East Of
Dover, Mr.. Phippen had returned from
town two or three hours In advance of six
horsemen whose names were: Const', J.
w. Broaddus, w. r. Cooley, John McCauley.
Bob. Shelton, Clark Dillon and John Cooley,
all deputized to act as aids to officers and had
discharged their several duties and were
proceeding on their way home This party
intending to pass Mr.. Phippen's residence on
the road, took the precaution, to have an I'M
Outstanding before they neared the house,
that all would go by quietly. When passing.
a dog barked, Mrs. Peippen noticed crowd
Of men passing armed with guns, and 30 told
her husband, when asked by him who 1t
was passing. He then took his gun saying to
her, 1t Is Whit Broaddus' crowd, She OBJ
jectad TO his going out to them. he said he
wanted to invite them to stay all night, and
went out to the gate and called some OF them
by name to come back to the gate, whereupon
those who were friendly with him rode back.
The invitation was extended, but they de-
clined. Then Chas. Phippen strobe rapidly
toward Messrs. Cooley and McCauley who
had stopped to walt for their company at the
gate, having passed the gate some forty or
fifty yards, but, with their horses heads still
directed toward Erin the way they were
going. Before reaching them Phlppen stop
fped and threw Off his coat and hat, clear
! moon light night between II and II o'clock.
and uttered some awful axclamations in the
way of profanity. foul epithets &C., that he
weighed 226 pounds and he could whip any
set OF men that accused him cattle stealing;
anybody that would take that was cowardly
theiving-d-nd rascally-- &c. He then
said John NcCaulsy burnt John Nolan's
still house. MoCauley then daew q
gun on him and told him to take
that back or he would shoot him
Clark DillRn ran up and took hold Of
the muzzle of the gun and pulled 1t around
McCauley turned the gun loose, alighted from
his horse. exhibited pistol, and again de.
manded Phippen to take back what he ha6
said. Phppen said he would take 1t back he
had heard such about McCauey but did no
know whether 1t was SO or not Constabl,
Broaddus interfsrred to prevent difficulty
Mrs. Phippsn had been on the ground from
the time her husbands rage commenced try
ing to get him to go back to the house and i'm
plaring the others to go on and avoid a diff
Guilty, but neither side obeyed her injuctions
Mr.. Phippcn called the name Of Green twice
! hx,t hat Iutr n.
his premises, one of them, Clay Green, witt
his family in a tenant near to and In sight o
this difficulty when the call for Green wa
made. 1.-THE door of Clay Green's house wa
opened, but no one came out and 1t wa
quickly closed. Nothing but assaults an
bad language 10 this juncture. Mr.. w.
Cooley had said nothing in this war Of word
and intlminations betw cen Chas. Phippel
and John Nc. except that when was Phippel
asked him his name, he replied madam
have no name to give. Mr.. Cooley's hors
had scared and jumped changing positionRn
came to a stand diagonally across the road,
few feet toward the gate on premises c
Phippen. Cooley did not dismount. He ha
a double-barrelled gun across his saddle
looking at what was going on for he an
, John Nc. were the advance couple, and ha
! refrained from going back to the gate at an
, time, knowingi Chas. Phippen feeling
toward them. Henry Phippen who had II
tired was aroused by his sister Mary and toll
that somebody wss trying to shoot thei
father. He arose pulled on his pantaloons an
boots took his gun in haste to the scene :
strife and when upon searching the rear {
w. r. Cooley's horse little to one side, Her
: ry P. presented his gun on Cooley unaware
5 and wanted to know who he was going I
: shoot. Cooley still had not seen or heard hin
Q ]. Nc. being IN position to see, told Cooley
look out that he was about TO be shot. Coole
: turned quickly In the saddle preparing h
4 gun by sprlnging the hammer and turnin
!. the muzzle which was already on the sid
= next to h is adversary, seeing young Phippen
g aim ranged on himself frei on Philippe
Q without taking aim only at arms length
9 Henry Phippen fell, Chas. Phipgen being o
the opposite side made haste rather aroun
4 the rear Of the horse, Cooley sat on, and whe